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Show Page 8 Prepare For Pesticide law to man, vertebrate animals, or desirable vegetation if used as directed. It prohibited interstate commerce of Greater protection of man and his environment is the aim of the unregistered pesticides, but it did not prohibit misuse of any registered pesticide and it did not regulate pesticides that moved new federal environmental control act, Public Law pesticide signed into law, October 1, 1972. Reed S. Roberts,' Utah State 92-51- 6, : enExtension University new the that tomologist, explained, act is to be completely 27-pa- ge , Utah Farm Bureau News would not be injurious implemented by 1976. IT goes "beyond the provisions Federal In-- . and Fungicide, pf the previous secticide, Rodenticide Act includes those (FIFRA) and pesticides distributed or used within a single state. The previous law provided for registration of pesticides that, only in intrastate commerce. Roberts explained that Utah pesticide userswill likely be most concerned with the provisions of the law that require applicators of .restricted compounds to be certified and specify that pesticides be classified into two categories; those that are for general use and those that are restricted for use by certified applicators. TheUSU Extension entomologist stated, Although we have some time before these sections of the . Charolais bull owned by James Bulls On Test Swenson of Moroni, gained 150 lbs. or a fantastically high average of 5.36 lbs. per day. Just watch those bulls grow! Dr. Acord noted that the second exclaimed Dr. Clair R. Acord, high gaining animal was an Angus Utah State .University Extension bull owned by Gillespie Land & area livestock specialist. He Livestock Co. of Fairview. That commented as the 118 bulls of bull gained 116 lbs. with an average different breeding on test at the. daily gain of 4.19 lbs. per day. Utah Bull Testing Station at Other owners having g Gunnison completed their first bulls within various breeds were weigh period. The group Hamilton Teichert, whose Horned averaged a gain of 71 lbs. for the Hereford bull gained 3.75 lbs. period of 3.54 lbs. daily. During the daily; Francis Haskell, whose same period, the high individual, a Polled Herford bull gained 3.39 lbs.; and Gayle Evans, whose law become effective, it is imFeedmaster bull gained 3.21 lbs. portant that we do everything By way of comparison, Dr. necessary in the interval so that we Acord noted that the 30 Angus bulls will be prepared .to operate in on test gained an average of 2.24 compliance when the time lbs. period; per day for the y arrives. Are Gaining Fast high-gainin- 28-d- ay 26-da- March, 1973 six Beefmasters averaged 2.50 lbs.; 28 Polled Herefords averaged 2.54 lbs.; 30 Horned Herefords averaged 2.64 lbs.; and 10 crossed animals gained 3.00 lbs. on the average daily. The dairy breeds averaged 1.39 gain. At the conclusion of the test the Sim-ment- al lbs.-dail- Utah Beef y Improvement Association, sponsoring the testing in conjunction with USU Extension Service, will hold a field day and sale. It is scheduled April 21, the week after the bulls come off from the test. The testing provides an opportunity for the beef breeders to see how well their animals will do in comparison to others under well controlled conditions, Dr. Acord explained. OF ALL FIRE So whether can strike at any time! its the "Ides of March . . . "Dog-Day- s . . . "Indian Summer ... Or just plain today, tomorrow, or a week from Saturday, be sure you have adequate protection against losses from fire and windstorm. How long hat, it been since you checked values on your property your home , furniture , personal possessions and compared current replacement costs with the present amount of fire insurance yoii have? If you haven9 1 checked within the past several months or yearr it might be a good idea to do it now! Costs have gone up . . . way up, and you may not have adequate fire insurance protection . If you were faced with replacing your home, furniture, barns or other outbuildings, could 'it be accomplished with the insurance you now carry? Call Your Farm Bureau Insurance Agent Today . . . Let Him Assist You In Bringing Your Fire Insurance Coverage Up To Date. Utah Farm Bureau Insurance Company 629 East 4th South, Salt Lake City 521-369- 0 r xv . |